NDO/VNA – The head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations, Le Hoai Trung, held virtual talks on January 20 with the chief of the Foreign Affairs Department of the Indian ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Vijay Chauthaiwale, and BJP Member of Parliament Ravishandar Prasad.

Trung took the occasion to informed the BJP about the outcomes of the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), and Vietnam’s COVID-19 response along with measures to ensure social welfare and recover and develop the economy.

He congratulated the BJP and the Government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on their achievements in leading India to fight the pandemic and restore economic development.

The BJP officials hailed Vietnam’s achievements and expressed delight at the development of bilateral ties between the two countries and parties. They affirmed that the BJP attaches importance to and wants to bolster cooperation with the CPV.

The two sides exchanged views on regional and international issues of common concern, and discussed measures and directions to promote the ties between the CPV and the BJP in the time ahead, contributing to deepening the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries.